New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
BRAVE WORDS FOR IRELAND.
WELCOMING vcoNNoR AND EsMoNDE.

There were two circumstances out the ordinary TO
interest the great body OF IrshAmericin sympathzers
with Home Rule who filed the large hall OF cooper
Union last evening hear the two delegates from irciahu
state their case the present condition OF
things in thas much prosecuted and coercon-r'dueh
country than 1t before-hat Is W say
coercion is being enforced with more severity anu 'no
other that OF the ENJOYS has title Is q iuii-
nedgcd baronet and remarkable STILL uiihedseu
landlord whose fairly punc'ual In thcr pay
ments This is Fir Thomas Henry Grattan Es'nonde.
gre grandson OF the celebrated Henry Gratian "c
other envoy. Arthur O'Connor Is by far tno more III"
porant although having neither title nor ianueu poS
sessions
The character OF the audience was fine. IL was maae
up OF what is known the Woodworking lrish Na'oh'
aliss in the city-od-timers in the Irish cause who do
not often come out public meetings. but mean business
when they do Three popular Irish bodies orgah@eo ."o
meeting the Municipal Council OF the ir'sn
National League. the Home Rulo Ciup anu
the Irish Parliamentary Fund Association IL was
admitted all hands to be one of the largest meetings
OF its kind held in New York In fact, sergeant
welsing who had charge of the few policemen on ha
who had nothing do declared 1t TO be the largest in
door gathering lie hal in the city. wheh ono to
that people had TO pay dollar and nf'y cents
for the over the platform was prorusioh Oh
ags-one notcea bly, being blending OF the orange anu
green typical OF the union OF all Hishmen The hafp
kground of and the Stars and stripes were
also prOusely displayed. large space was resor'ou
for the military bodies that In attendance ihcuu
ing the Hibernan Rifles of Jersey City and OF TINS city,
with more than five hundred men OF the G9h Regiment
In their uniform under Colonel Cavanagh's command
CHEERS FOR THE TWO ENJOYS
When the two delegates. OConnor and Esmonde' eot
upon the platform audience to their feet rs QUO
man and cheered again, until they we're tred
Each OF them had little ribbon In hs bnttohhoe'
and Mr.. OConnor looked rs grave as Prime Minister
He speaks with deiberation ana slight English accent
H. dad,
doubt by the tremendous outburst OF Kissing whlch
greeted the mention OF Queen vctoras name. although
the mention OF MS name by the other speakers |''
cheered.
Sir Thomas E.mopde has huency Of language but
during his speech acted nervousy as schooiDoy MS
hands not resting In place for Two
minutes at "a time. When lie said; II
am fresh in America" he did not kno"
that he was using local slang and did not understand
the laughter which continued for several minutes
ODonovan Rosa sat at the reporters table, listened
atteutively and said nothing. The representative
Irish:nen on and about tho platform , lneauuea
Joseph J. O'Donohue Governor Biggs, OF delaware,
Michael Gibn, vce-presidcnt OF the Home hns ..uD
| j. II. Farrell Bryan g. Mcswyny Dr. < Walsh T. j.
Iyddy. Daniel Il. LyddI. John Howard i.rty j; Jaos
sou. William j. Connolly. 4. St John Gafncy. joseph
lanes J. Doherty John H. apclimfn Dennis A. spell
issy James A. o'Gornan. Michael Hicks Daniel CON
Torney. James Rourke. Or. William oMeasher.
J. W. OOopnor. John T. Dslany. william rehny'
Greeapoint: the Rev Mr. Anthony. la Sale Insiitute
REV Brother John. the Rev. Brother Aphcus the Rev
| r. Mccarthy The Rev Thomas r. Lynch. the Rev John
I Donohne, the Rev Gabriel Healy and the Rev; n J.
Lavele Henry Il. Beekman. T. ID. Bunce. General MAI
lin r. Mcmahon Coroner Nngent, Assistant D,irci-At-
| iorney Fitzgerald. Commissioner James s Coleman,
Major James Hagrerty Colonel Cavanagh, OF .he 6oih
William j. Knoad Dr. Constantine J. Mcguire. or. wall
lam B. Wallace James Eoeers b. Ca' n!s, rs,sr
| ne So, stephen Joseph Meany and John i. sutton
Lincoln, Neb.
Mr.. DANA's SPEECH.
Patrick Gleason called the meeting TO order and Chair
man Charles A. Dana then rose amid applause and said
| LADIES AND GESGLRNEx; II those English Tories W.
fancy that the support s about 10 de Out wnch h.'
hitherto to the Irish Cause could he hers ts eveans
they wOni soon unrrs,a% how b'f'es, Ihsn
in sympathy but practically materially stronge,t
fss-9n ,y os i Million, of a. @ n the ee are
irish irish 6y descent br relationship BY religion
BY Their desire TO en- inc mssi'Ia rs "'pns
not through any callmify OF nature not through any
ioTsr1 dena q The nigh, Of No the
ali il will or be Ir.msn and sns son.
aanssss, Of Ire % me :"
Of hsr father, e Ie Them
perpetual stue CONTRACT ton OF AZ ioy lodi
a,s q the evening dT e 10 'i, s q:
me most recent history present needs OF tho Irish
cause
SOME THINGS THAT MR.. oCoNNoR SAID
"
echo lie said. among other things:
We come acknowledge all the good things Tat AmSriea
has done for ireland mp to ne present ana wS We ms
tie multipcaion the people the honor OF me k9s
t Ss Great great britain 6ad ne 900 GOO
Of ne form.r Ia. grown until today exceeds 900 900
and ., - @daa % 5Ss
but we have les. than 5oOoooo voice The curse
g 600 On i psSs went oS
s sfS, Of woa dha have BITTER Ines,
10 do c@e IL Isa or aI SavS "p%
erperenc. Of .st year, nave cone 70 THAI evil. which
sct our per.ecned country must have recourse to
OTHER rons@eG applause under leadership OF Mr. r,r.
nell contnnsi appIanse wn,.h and ~. rss,a,ion Of her
hopes Ana wco not tell y"n ,s s. all a.a no, 10 IL. ir
and support q tho A@erean psop. that
vhersas i've year. ago Gladstone was Coeoionst no ~
the champion Of Hone u!s Tor ssanh pPpon s
lave TO be dealt with any other question Is settled
Would have been Impossible not been for tho 'eeon
troll and discipline OF our people 49,
MIR OConnOr closed his eloquent speech py re'eI'"e
10 the condition OF the landlords explain
ing the working OF the Coercion act aud racnns con
tenptuousy the Anglo-Irsh minons appoine" I'd r"'''
IL out and asserting emphscaly that the Tories ,heh
selves admitted that the establishment OF Home uo
was now only question OF time.
CHEERS POa EX-JrDGE DAVIS.
Ex-Judge Noah Davis. who was cheercd 10 mo co"'
then offered the following resolutions;
P,solred That the citizens Of New-fOfA 'h in@n
meeting assembled record earnest protest agas. s"o
pocy Of the Tory Government a: blot On the e'ii'
ton OF the age, an attompt tGrn back the "he'is "
nrogre., Ignoring every principle ~ right these rulers
seen 10 substitute dcsposm for liberty and to stlne eo
dom OF speech and press We denounce the recent
daughter al MitchelsOwn the direct feSuiI vi '"'
| policy and a. a crime against humanity :,
Resofped That citizens Of great republic Strung III
the love people bear for the free institutions Nhe %
our greatest pride and the most precious heritage We
leave our children would be false 10 every Pc'p
underlying citizenship II our sympathies uid ho'
warn ana ferycnt toward those struggling for the fHs
we ourselves enjoy We therefore bid Oohspccu !" w.
EFFORTS of william Z. Gladstone and Charles stewart
mel, IN end the fcud OF centuries by establishing hpc
Rule for Ireland We hail with delight the evidence 'at
the people OF England realizing the wisdom OF
justice replace force, manifested by the reest I